Knickerbockers.



L. C. FREUND.

KNIGKERBOCKERS.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 14, 1914.

1,133,552. muted Mar. 30, 1915.

@Hoang 4thereof' for adjustably engaging one of the j citizen of the United States,

LUNA G. FREUND, OF CHEYENNE, WYOMING.

KNICKERBOGKERS.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 30, 119115.

Application led April 14, 1914. Serial No. 831,882.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LUNA C. FREUND, a residing at 212 West Nineteenth street, Cheyenne, in the county of Laramie and State of Wyoming, have invented certain new and useful Impro'vements in Knickerbockers', of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to knickerbockers,

and pertains more particularly to the means for adjusting, fastening, and securing the cuffs of lmickerbockers of the Bloomer type around the leg of the wearer.

The object of my invention isto produce a cuff for the ends of Bloomer knickerbockers having a reinforcing flexibleand nonelastic chain, or part of a chain or chains, secured thereon, and a hook at one end links of the chain to secure the cuff around the leg of the wearer.

Another object thereof is to provide a chain or part of a chain or chains, formed of U-shaped links secured within the hem of the cuffs .of knickerbockers, having a hook at one end thereof, and having a portion of the chain adjacent the opposite end exposed to permit the links to be engaged by the hook to secure same around the leg of the wearer, and a still further object of my invention is to produce a more simple, cheap and etlicient cufl'l and fastening of the character described than has heretofore been attained.

To these ends, my invention includes the combination and arrangementof component parts to be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawing in which like reference characters indicate similar parts, Figure l is a perspective view of pair of knickerbockers provided with the cuif reinforcement and fastening of my in vention. Fig. 2 is a detail View of one cuff of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail view of my reinforcing chain, or parts of chain or chains, and fastening hook.

' Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a pair of knickerbockers, having the cuffs or hems 2 at the lower ends thereof adapted to be fastened around the legs of the wearer. As shown, the vertical outside seams of each leg portion is openeda short distance from the lower end at 4,

For the purpose of reinforcing the culls or hems 2, I provide a flexible link chain 5 stitched horizontally hereon, which is provided at one end, corresponding to the outer lap of the seams 3, with a hook 6, adapted to engage one of the links of the chain on the edges of which lap.

the opposite side of the opening 4, to close4 the end of the opening andsecure the lower end of lthe garment wearer. The chain 5, is preferably made of U'shaped links. which are more convenient and comfortable for its purpose, and, as shown, the major portion of the chain may be carried within thejfold of the'lcuff or hem,

opposite the hook need be exposed for engagement by the hook 6, which exposed portion is stitched to the leg material, and when the garment is worn is/covered by the lap ofthe edges of the opening et and the tab A.

Said tab may be fastened adjacent itsend by any preferred means, which construction and arrangement provides a secure closure for the placket and avoids projections on the side of the garment.

The construction andutility of my invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description and by reference to the accompanying drawings, and'it will be around the leg of they while onlya small -portionjof the end appreciated that the construction and arrangement may be varied in many details, within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to be secured by Letters Patent, is` t A bifurcated garment of the character described, provided with a placket in the lower end of each leg and also provided with a hem within the lower edge of each leg portion, fastening means for the placket comprising a plurality of links constituting a chain secured within each hem, a portion of the length of one end of each chain being exposed and anchored to the material of the 'g V l 1,138,552

leg, a hook secured to the opposite end of are concealed from View in all its adjustsald chain adapted to adjustably engage one able positions, substantially as described. 10 of the links of tbe exposed end of said chain In testimony whereof I have aixed my to reinforce and secure the garment around signature in presence of two witnesses.

the leg of the wearer, and means on the side LUNA C. FREUND.

of the placket on which the hook is located Witnesses: for concealing the exposed portion of the EDITH CHERTOCK,

chain, whereby the placket closing means CHARLES E. LANE. 

